Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-22
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CITY AND VICINITY.

ly progressing.
The sloop Essex Captain Conn, arrived
Monday evening from Grand Isle with
1000 bushels of oats.
There is prospect Of large meeting
under the auspices of the Gentlemen's
Driving club in August.
A game of ball between the Bluebells
and Young Sailors Tuesday resulted 9
to in favor of the former.
Gen. William Wells Camp Sons of Vet
eraus will hold regular meeting this
evening at O'Clock sharp.
Collector Smalley Friday received
from Maj Billiard u muscalonge VIII oh
weighed % pounds and which was caught
at Swanton by Maj. Bullard
The street department is making a great
improvement on lower Church street. in
widening the roadway between King and
Maple and bringing it TO better grade.
The new steamer Chateaugay is in
frames in Wilmington, Del, and it will be
taken apart and shipped here in a few
days. The engine and boiler are now on
their way here.
A band of gypsies have been in camp for
a short time just east OF Athletic park.
The men seem to have lost their old time
skill in trading horses as they have a very
poor looking lot.
The Grand Lodge of Vermont f. and A.
NJ. have formally accepted the invitation
of Burlington Lodge No. 100 of this city
to hold their next annual communication
in the new Masonic hall of the latter.
a 1,Ny G,.o l,,i1
on Mansfield mountain, Friday night,
was visible over large section of coun
try, and presented most brilliant APP
pearance, like star of the first magn-
tude.
The water department are improving
the pier at the pump house putting in
new timbers and making other needed
repairs. The pier is also being separated
from the dock front so that the surface
currents can have free passage.
The work of repairing the Central
wharf and the tearing down of the build
ngs already standing there is being rap
idly pushed, preparatory to the erection
of the new club house of the Lake Cham
plain Yacht club.
Clerk Selden of the Joint exhibition
has received word that the Board OF
Managers OF the Clinton County Agri.
cultural society at Plattsburgh had de-
cided to change the date of their next
annual fair TO August 80, 81 and Septem-
Der and g
The Unions of this city went to Essex
Junction Friday and played the stars
of the latter place. The game was won
" ba hy Of r., bo
features OF the game were home run by
Graves, and the work of the visiting in
field.
Sheriff Barton, Sheriff Dumas and Officer
Beaupre searched the saloon in the Ameri
can hotel Saturday and secured five gallon
kegs of whiskey, three demijOhns OF
whskey aud gin, five cases of lager, six
bottles OF ale aud four bottles of cham
peign.
The excavation for the Y. NJ. c. A
block was begun Thursday morning under
the supervision of l.. A. Drew, who has
been awarded the contract. The WORK
will be pushed with the greatest possible
expedition and the walls will be begun j.
short time.
Nine barges loaded with lumber for
Bronson, Weston, Durham 81 Co., Skill
ings, Whitney * Barnes, Shepard 4
Morse, Lumber company, and j. r. Booth
averaging $50, 600 feet to boat making
over $3.50, 600 feet of lumber, in all hav,
arrived this week.
Lieut.. +. II. Catlin, Second Artillery
United States army and Professor of Mil
itary tactics at Norwich University ha
been detailed by the war department II
inspect and report upon the efficiency o
the National Guard of Vermont, while il
camp at Bennington in August.
A carload of iron beams for the new jai
have arrived from Pittsburg and are be
ing put in place. The remainder of tn
iron which will come from St. Louis is ex
pected to arrive soon. The brick work i
making good progress, the first tier Q
window frames being already in place.
Chief Engineer Perkins has Just pun
chased two new fire alarm boxes whc
will be placed in Ward Two, one at tn
corner of GRAFT street and ElmwooC
avenue and the other at the junction O
Archibald street and Elmwood avenue
They will be put in place in a few days.
The death of Miss Lucia Pomero
Wheeler, which occurred tuesday, wa
not unexpected. She had been in d,
cline for nearly year. Everything ths
medical skill could do was done for he
She leaves large circle of friends VIII
will mourn her early death.
Through travel on Lake George is muc
heavier this season than ever before, a
though the local travel is lighter. Tn
hotels do not seem to have as many guest
AS in former years. more people being a
tracted by the beauties of Lake Chan
plain and the upper Adirondacks,
The workmen engaged in excavating tn
cellar for S. Huntington, Esq. at the co
ner of College and Church streets foun
the ruins of an old-fashioned fire plac
nearly rod square. 1t was in the bas
ment kitchen of the old hotel kept b
Harry" Thomas and Others The cella
is being lowered nine and a half feet b.
low the sidewalk grade.
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